greta is next. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight, now watch closely. donald trump and speaker newt gingrich go "on the record." or do they? >> why do you think so many of the g.o.p. decide against this? >> question of coward versus courage. newt gingrich is afraid to come. he has guts. rick santorum has more guts because face it, the guy is a real loser. >> hey! >> excuse me. >> greta: snl spoofed our show. we'll show you more. stick around. another blow to eric holder. the republican lawmakers stepping up the pressure to force him out. and congressman michael grim goes on the record in a few minutes. but first, on the attack. the g.o.p. candidates take turn blast the economy and blasting president obama. >> we are noting stronger than we were ten years ago. we're weaker economically. we have lost young men and women and lost money. >> one thing that concerns me today i watch economy struggling. i see a president and people around him talk about fundamentally transform america. change it from merit-based society so something like europe where the gover

hi, greta. >> greta: tonight capitol hill its ghost town, house and senate are staring down a december 31 deadline and payroll tax cut extension. what did they do? they went home for the holiday. just off on vacation, does that mean american workers start a tax hike? eric cantor goes on the record. plus, you will not believe what vice president joe biden said this time. he said taliban is not our enemy. what was the vice president thinking? ambassador john bolton is here to talk about that. first, a big warning with to republican to rush limbaugh. rush says there is hope for the republicans despite what you hear in the mainstream media. >> obama's approval numbers are up and tea party is defunct. conservatives army or not and nobody cares what they wanted and extremist whackos. i'm concerned. i know how you are going to get hit. i know how difficult it is to not be affected by a media onslaught. even i, the rush-bo knowledgeable of what these people rd and how they try to do it, if you i let my guard down for a split second can get sucked in. i know over the course of 12 months, i'll b

greta is next. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight donald trump drops out of his own debate and he is dishing out the blame. >> republicans were very concerned i would run as an independent. that is their concern. that is their problem. you would have had a real debate. it would have a debate on important issues. >> greta: what is his next move? he is here. and the plot thickens. >> i never gave instructions to misuse customer funds or at ms global. >> greta: billion dollars vanished in thin air. the senator is trying to get to the bottom of it. a senator goes on the record but first there is no doubt in his mind, newt gingrich says this. >> they try to knock you down. we work very hard to be front runners. why are they picking on me now that i am the front-runner. >> greta: just how close are the numbers? we have news out of iowa. a new poll shows big changes, congressman ron paul is closing in on the speaker. it gingrich's lead has been shaved to one point. he still leads by a wide margin. p

thank you. >> thank you very much, greta. >> greta: the race to the republican nomination is getting uglier by the minute with vicious ads on the internet and iowa's really flooded. but they are not coming from where you may think. we have someone here to discuss that. dpiewn what today is? the anniversary of the most vicious act of terrorism 23 years ago, an am flight 103, blown up over lockerbie, scotland. and the sole bomber was released 2 years ago, claiming he was dying. but more than 2 years later, he is still alive. don't we owe the truth to the victims and the families? john bolton goes on the record. [ jim ] sam adams boston lager is my favorite because it has so much flavor. so i wanted to design a glass that would enhance the flavor and taste of boston lager. we did a laser etch on the bottom. [ bob ] releases the hop aromas. this bulb is for collecting aromas and there's a little ridge on the inside. and that allows you to sense the hops as it enters your mouth. the way this hits your tongue, you really get the full flavor out of sam adams lager. [ bartender #2 ] having a

. >> merry christmas again greta. >> greta: in light there will not be vote tonight, what are your thoughts? >> we don't want the american people we are in the late night trying to craft something much as the previous majority did. we had a great conference in the house gop, two and a half hour conference, we laid out our action. tomorrow we're going to right thing and ensure that we have a payroll tax extension, an unemployment insurance extension and sdr fix for two years and other provisions for one year. examine which exact the same thing that the president and charles schumer and harry reid wanted. two month extension is totally unacceptable. i would like to read on couple quotes. it says the senate million could make confusion and, senate amend. and the small businesses and entrepreneurship council says, indeed, the uncertainty regarding what happened following the two month expiration date will serve as additional fuel to currently lower business confidence levels. we have to instill confidence for our business creator is and that is what we're going to do tomorrow. >> greta: january

thank you. >> thank you very much, greta. >> greta: the race to the republican nomination is getting uglier by the minute with vicious ads on the internet and iowa's really flooded. but they are not coming from where you may think. we have someone here to discuss that. dpiewn what today is? the anniversary of the most vicious act of terrorism 23 years ago, an am flight 103, blown up over lockerbie, scotland. and the sole bomber was released 2 years ago, claiming he was dying. but more than 2 years later, he is still alive. don't we owe the truth to the victims and the families? ♪ [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something from your heart ♪ la da da, la da da [ male announcer ] thinking of others this holiday season, travelers. with thermacare heatwraps. thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles for up to 16 hours of relief. that's 8 hours whi

nie now back to greta. >> greta: big win for newt gingrich. the nationwide tea party straw poll. 31% of the votes, back bachmann came in 28%. romney with 20% and santorum came in fourth with 16%. now, the poll was taken as?er just four candidates answered question in a townhall. so d what about the poll's results. n fen or mes.erated the confere call? >> good evening. thanks for having me. >> gpwota: do yoy whhave a or thoug la the people you talked o why they picked newt gingrich as the winner in this poll? >> i thiork what it shows is wht some people are looking at. they are looking at what the candidates are saa png and all the candidates are embracing fiscal responsibility which is what we h whe been fig laing for nearly three years. they are weighing who do they think can win once it hits the oneneral election. we also polled on the enthusiasm who is most ent are siastic if y were to be nominee. michele bachmann won on that part. >> do you h whe a or idea, this 0ationwide poll on the state of iowa given a sense the way the tea party is go

>> yes. >> greta: did you speak up or say anything? >> no, dinot. i don't think there is anything else to be said. the reality is, you know, i am a united states marine. i am proud of this country. i want to have full faith in the president of the united states. but the reality is that the president was not sincere when he told us -- i quote, it's inexcusable not toex extend this for one year. he was supposed to urge the senate to pass this for one year. why? because that's what is in the best interest of the american people. there is no one across the aisle or anywhere in the united states that believes tax policy should be done over two months. everyone knows you need at least a year. that's what is best. but at the end, it was politics over policy. and once again, broken washington has stayed the same because, quite frankly, the president would rather take the advantage and do what is expedient for his campaign, rather than try to work with congress. he wants -- he wants to run -- >> greta: do you have -- do you have any criticism of your own par

. >> greta: rush, nice to see you? >> great to be here as always. >> greta: we love being here but we blew out your power last? >> second time it happened but it only kept us off the air about three minutes. we'll send you the bill. >> greta: but the first time with us, too? >> only two times. >> greta: next time i promise we won't do it. 2012 election, what do you think is the most important issue to concern americans? >> obama, everything obama. that is the most important thing to conservative americans. i don't know how you separate him from policies. obama is the problem. obama has the vision of this country that is not held by anywhere near the majority of people. you realize that barack obama ran for the office in 2008 campaigning what he has done he wouldn't have gotten 30% of the vote, if that. which is i think how liberals have to lie and mischaracterize what they want do and what they stand for. they are minority. a minority of thought but ther not perceived that way. they have the mainstream media with them.

. >> greta: rush, nice to see you? >> great to be here as always. >> greta: we love being here but we blew out your power last? >> second time it happened but it only kept us off the air about three minutes. we'll send you the bill. >> greta: but the first time with us, too? >> only two times. >> greta: next time i promise we won't do it. 2012 election, what do you think is the most important issue to concern americans? >> obama, everything obama. that is the most important thing to conservative americans. i don't know how you separate him from policies. obama is the problem. obama has the vision of this country that is not held by anywhere near the majority of people. you realize that barack obama ran for the office in 2008 campaigning what he has done he wouldn't have gotten 30% of the vote, if that. which is i think how liberals have to lie and mischaracterize what they want do and what they stand for. they are minority. a minority of thought but ther not perceived that way. they have the mainstream media with them.

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greta, rush for the full hour. see you tomorrow night. >> greta: tonight, rush limbaugh goes "on the record" and the in-depth interview you will only see right here. here is rush limbaugh. nice to see you. >> thank you. great to be here as always. >> greta: thank you. we love being here. although we blew out your power when we arrived. >> the second time it happened. we should have been more prepared for this. it only kept us off the air for three minutes. we'll send you the bill. >> greta: the second time but the first time with us, too. >> yeah. both times. only two times. >> greta:neck time i promise we won't do it. the 2012 election. what do you think is the most important issue to conservative americans? >> obama. everything obama. that is the most conservative issue to conservative americans. i don't know how you separate obama from the policy. obama is the policy. obama is problem. obama has a vision of this country, but is not held by anywhere near majority of people. do you realize that barack obama had ru

it's, greta, it's just -- look at that label. >> greta: a great label. >> rush revere.illed all the way to the top. free shippal. the bottle won't crinkal on you when you sip the tea out of it. everything about it is first class. not a better tasting tea. right now, it's available on the internet only. on our website. because we want to maintain direct contact with the customers. >> greta: rush, who else is involved with this besides, i know you and your wife. who sales doing this? >> we sponsor the marine corps law enforcement foundation. they are a charity that donates college scholarships. again, this is a legal thing. i have to be careful how i characterize, but we sent a donation to them last week. i can't tell you how much. we sponsor them. as part of the business. i have to point out, every aspect of this is american. >> greta: made here. >> made in america. people employed along way. none comes from outside the shores of the united states. we have a gift package or gift box that you can get for the holidays that has two coffee you mugs with my rush revere on it.

what would you do. >> i would like for a job >> greta: doing ha?> i knew i wanted to do radio when i was 12. i hated school. getting ready for school every morning, my mother had the radio on and that guy was having fun. and i was having drudgery. so i. ed to do what that guy was doing. i loved music. i wanted to be a d.j. i would find my passion and whatever it was, wile horses couldn't stop me. i would find a we to get paid doing it. which is essentially what i did. >> greta: no plan "b"? >> no! well... i don't think you can go wrong if do you what you love, if you are pursuing what you love, you will eventually find it, your ambition, your desire will get you there. your sticktoitiveness, they will get you there. then however much you want to apply yourself, that's up to you. but i -- i did give up on radio when i was 28. the d.j., i figured, i'm too old. but i went to work for the kansas city royals. after 3 years, that grew old, corporate structure, button down. i am not a conformist. i didn't fit. those five years i was thrrk the first five y

> greta: so what in terms of educating american people. is an interesting question. i think the media plays a big part among the republican field. i look at the rise and fall of herman cain as one of the biggest examples of that. this is a man who had a 999 plan and everyone jumped on board. this could be our next nominee. then allegations that came b out about him and the continue anxious of that throughout the process, media played a big part in that. i think the media plays a role in putting it in a bit of circus and it turns the american public off. >> greta: how is media doing? >> the job of the media is expose as much as they can and to tell the story and get people interested. people are interested in this election. >> i would say that the media was very much behind president obama and even against hillary clinton in terms of trying to analyze the media's bias or lack thereof, i don't know. >> it's the nature of the media to make the campaign sort of a horse race. who is ahead and who is behind. as far as their coverage of president

>> i think he would be a phenomenal candidate. >> greta: but what about his background?> everybody has a background. everybody has to account for miss background but to say you have dealt with it lord and with others that you have loved, to me that is fine. i can accept a flaw in person. if we expect perfection out of our political leaders were deemed to be disappointed. nobody is perfect. they are to disappoint you. if you think they aren't, hang on for a little while and you will find out they will. his background doesn't affect my decision at all. it's what he wants to do going forward. i think he is the most intelligent person in every room he probably walks in. to me that is the type of person i'm looking for in a presidential candidate. >> kimberly: straight ahead, crocodile gets named elvis gets all shook up. what does charlie sheen envy common to jersey shore crew? it may be a surprise to all of them. stay with us. [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. >> ki

you know, we are both from wisconsin, greta. scott walker didn't walk into the governor's house and he's leading a great debate in this country, he didn't walk in, he had a tough fight against mark newman who spent about $5 million of his own money. all those other governors that came through the midwest, none of them walked in, they all came through primaries. there's a history in this country that usually candidates that come through pretty difficult primaries end up going in and winning elections. so i think it's pretty common. >> what is uncommon, though, is in two days the packers managed to sell $43 million worth of shares to citizens when essentially they bought almost nothing except bragging rights but it does show the enormous amount of -- and i'm going to take the last word on that one but -- >> hey, i'm a stockholder. >> we all are. and apparently we have a lot of new share hold. coming up, they say holder must go. now he goes on the record. that's next. and also get out your checkbook. if you are house hundred dollar

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thank you, greta. >> this is a fox news alert. virginia attorney general ken kutchenelli will run for governor of virginia in 2013. that's according to a public official. his candidacy sets up a race against the republican governor, billing bowling. you remember him he sued the national governor over the national healthcare law. he has not made a formal announcement but you can be sure, we will be watching the race and we will bring you the news as soon as we get it. and senator majority leader harry reid said it's the tsunami's fault. who else is he blaming and will voters be persuaded? fox business den knit kneel is here next. and governor paul ryan said we're not always at each other's throats. he's talking about teaming up with chris mcdonald, a democrat, on a big new idea. and will the two party opponents convince other from their parties to jump aboard? that's the mystery. they go on the record. and plus, has president obama failed work being americans? republican leader mitch mcconnell says so. what does senator john mccain

nice to talk to you again, donald. >> hi, greta. >> what a stunner.e saw each other yesterday and i had no information that you're going to now be moderating a debate on december 27th in des moines. how did that come about? >> i got a call from the people at news max, which is a great group, and a large television network, and they came to see me and asked whether or not i'd be willing to do it, and it is a little bit of a change and a little bit of something different for me, and i said, yes, i would do it. i want to see what's going on. i mean, we want to get the right person in there. there's no question about that. so i agreed to do it. >> one of the responses already, even though the news is basically -- hot off the press -- is from governor huntsmann and his campaign spokesperson says we have declined to participate in the presidential apprentice debate with the donald. we need a serious debate. i see that as diss of you. do you read it that way? >> hey nose noh chance of winning anyway so that's good so we can have more time for the people who